The influence of culture on disaster mental health and psychosocial support interventions in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia (SEA), which has borne the brunt of some of the most severe natural disasters in the past decade, has unfortunately, been largely under-represented in the world literature on disaster mental health. This article describes cultural factors that may inform the design and conduct of disa...

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Main Authors: Hechanova, Ma. Regina M, Waelde, Lynn
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/29
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13674676.2017.1322048
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.psychology-faculty-pubs-10282020-05-29T09:07:47Z The influence of culture on disaster mental health and psychosocial support interventions in Southeast Asia Hechanova, Ma. Regina M Waelde, Lynn Southeast Asia (SEA), which has borne the brunt of some of the most severe natural disasters in the past decade, has unfortunately, been largely under-represented in the world literature on disaster mental health. This article describes cultural factors that may inform the design and conduct of disaster-related mental health psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions. Specifically, it discusses cultural nuances in emotional expression, shame, power distance, collectivism, and spiritual beliefs and their implications on providing post-disaster psychosocial interventions. It describes the MHPSS interventions implemented in the region using the Johns Hopkins Perspectives Model of Disaster Mental Health categories of resistance, resilience and recovery. Given the challenges on the delivery of MHPSS, there is a need for evidence-based interventions and to ensure that disaster responders in SEA understand the cultural factors that impact the delivery of MHPSS interventions. 2017-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/29 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13674676.2017.1322048 Psychology Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Disaster Southeast Asia culture religion mental health Emergency and Disaster Management Psychology
institution Ateneo De Manila University
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Philippines
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topic Disaster
Southeast Asia
culture
religion
mental health
Emergency and Disaster Management
Psychology
spellingShingle Disaster
Southeast Asia
culture
religion
mental health
Emergency and Disaster Management
Psychology
Hechanova, Ma. Regina M
Waelde, Lynn
The influence of culture on disaster mental health and psychosocial support interventions in Southeast Asia
description Southeast Asia (SEA), which has borne the brunt of some of the most severe natural disasters in the past decade, has unfortunately, been largely under-represented in the world literature on disaster mental health. This article describes cultural factors that may inform the design and conduct of disaster-related mental health psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions. Specifically, it discusses cultural nuances in emotional expression, shame, power distance, collectivism, and spiritual beliefs and their implications on providing post-disaster psychosocial interventions. It describes the MHPSS interventions implemented in the region using the Johns Hopkins Perspectives Model of Disaster Mental Health categories of resistance, resilience and recovery. Given the challenges on the delivery of MHPSS, there is a need for evidence-based interventions and to ensure that disaster responders in SEA understand the cultural factors that impact the delivery of MHPSS interventions.
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author Hechanova, Ma. Regina M
Waelde, Lynn
author_facet Hechanova, Ma. Regina M
Waelde, Lynn
author_sort Hechanova, Ma. Regina M
title The influence of culture on disaster mental health and psychosocial support interventions in Southeast Asia
title_short The influence of culture on disaster mental health and psychosocial support interventions in Southeast Asia
title_full The influence of culture on disaster mental health and psychosocial support interventions in Southeast Asia
title_fullStr The influence of culture on disaster mental health and psychosocial support interventions in Southeast Asia
title_full_unstemmed The influence of culture on disaster mental health and psychosocial support interventions in Southeast Asia
title_sort influence of culture on disaster mental health and psychosocial support interventions in southeast asia
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2017
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/29
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13674676.2017.1322048
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